GRR: Women DI College
As summer is the time for pathway teams it’s worth remembering that elite rugby prospects can come from all over.
And what elite prospects have that make them elite is a combination is athleticism, physical characteristics that make success easier, a desire to learn, and a desire to compete.
How did they do it?
How did Northeastern hold a team that had scored 53 points against Air Force and 45 against UConn to just one try? Northeastern secured the CRAA Women D1 championship by stifling perhaps the division’s most electric attack.
It will be a 2022 rematch in the final of the NCR Women's D1 playoffs.
Notre Dame College and Michigan will face off once more.
Paced by a pretty nifty backline and four tries from outside center Shaianne McGruder, Indiana defeated the University of Virginia 31-15 in the NCR Women’s D1 quarterfinals in Elkhart, Ind.
In a game that was most certainly back-and-forth, McGruder’s pace, and the timing of her tries were the difference.
National Collegiate Rugby has confirmed its Women's D1 championship quarterfinalists after the final results of this weekend.
Let's Find Some Front-Runners in the NCR Women D1 Playoffs